As college students around the country returned to campus this fall, the start of the semester came with an ongoing set of challenges during a pandemic, including academic stress, lack of social and emotional support, and moving to a new place, all of which affects students’ mental health. But some […]
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“You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it.” That is how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration responded last week on Twitter to a recent surge in demand for the livestock deworming drug ivermectin, as word falsely spread across the cyberworld that it was […]
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This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. On an overcast day in Louisville, two men dressed in scrubs get in a truck and leave the Jefferson County Health Department. A few minutes later, they arrive at an apartment complex. “We’re going to be in and out today,” Capt. […]
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When the words “West Virginia” appear in health stories written by national media, it’s seldom good news. The state faces long-standing health care challenges, ranking near the bottom in a number of often-cited health outcomes. So it was with considerable pride that in the early days of coronavirus vaccine availability, […]
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At Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky, Martin, a junior who does not wish to be identified by last name, had an initial assessment done with the on-campus counseling center in the spring of 2019. That was before quarantine began, before students were shuffled off campus to slow the spread […]
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It has always been Lillian Amanaka’s dream to work with patients at the end of life, she says, her accent is easily noticeable, her voice soft and her words precise. Lillian is in her second year working at Hospice of the Panhandle in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle. She started as […]
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